A Timeless Battle: The Pursuit For The Power Of Art
As I left Brompton Oratory in London, my mind swirled with thoughts of angels and archangels, statues and paintings, time and history…good and evil. My long path carried me down to the river Thames,...
View ArticleSymbolism On The Streets Of New York
In the timeless battle of good versus evil, I had come to realize one of the most fundamental weapons that each side of the spiritual realm struggles passionately to use as a window for their varied...
View ArticleHidden In Plain Sight: The Canvas of Culture
I now had my answer. New York City and the Rockefeller’s had all too generously provided it for me. In the timeless battle of good versus evil, I understood that the arts, but most of all visual art...
View ArticleIn Paintings and Dreams: Roman Sundays
My journey had led me to Rome, Italy, where I was now living on the top floor of a rare (for Rome) medieval building, overlooking tiled rooftops and awakening to the romantic sounds of classic church...
View ArticleEnter Here
Travel can be an amazing experience. Combine it with the sacred, and it can be both an amazing experience, and a deeply rewarding one. It can become a pilgrimage, and it can transform your life. Not...
View ArticleAn Award Nomination: Thank You!
Anyone who has been following me for long enough most likely cannot help but notice one thing: I have had one of the hardest times – ever – getting this site going. The fact that I am still even trying...
View ArticleThe Value of Women in a Fallen World
Do you want to know what is the hardest type of human being to be on the face of this earth, hands down? A woman. I should know – I am one. But seriously, just stop what you are doing for a moment and...
View ArticleThe “Masculine” Church: Be Careful What You Wish For
Recently, I read a post online that really…well, bothered me. It was a short post in support of the Latin Mass (yay!) but the author, in my humble opinion, did the legendary Mass of the Ages a great...
View ArticleAn Infinite Mystery of Balance & Harmony: Man & Woman
One day, some many years ago now, I began to question what it means to be a woman. I do not know exactly what spurred such a search. When I was younger, it was not really something that I thought about...
View ArticlePerfecting Tradition: Vocations, Influence & A Deserted Path
The rustic fall leaves, mingling joyfully with playful, angelic white snow, crumpled beneath my new warm hiking boots as I made my way alone through the endless forest trees. Not a soul was to be seen...
View ArticleA Never-Ending Story: The Battle To Save Civilization & The Power of A Name
A man provides and a woman perfects. Now that I had a final understanding of the differing, God-given roles of the masculine and the feminine in every element of creation – from the most basic to the...
View ArticleThank You Fr. Z.! & YouTube Calls Latin Mass Enthusiast A Bigot?
I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to the well-known Fr. Z., who hosts the very popular Fr. Z’s Blog (formerly known as “What Does The Prayer Really Say”) for posting one of my...
View ArticleChristmas For Nomads, Of The Catholic Kind
It is that time of year. You know, the time when families gather together, friends meet once again, beautiful decorations spill forth from holiday storage, presents gather under the tree…and Catholic...
View ArticleIf It’s a Man’s World, Then It’s a Woman’s Masterpiece: A Response to Camille...
Yesterday, the famous Fr. Z. (author of Fr. Z’s Blog) posted on his site an excerpt from an article by Camille Paglia that recently appeared in TIME. To be honest, before then I had never even heard of...
View ArticleThe Forbidden Rite: Growing a Video Series (On a Shoestring Budget)
Before I began this site, and started blogging under the pen name of Isabella Rose, some of you may recall that I was originally known as simply “CNG” – or, the Catholic Nomad (Girl). For those of you...
View ArticleThe Paris of Oklahoma: A Remnant of Medieval Europe in the Foothills of the...
As some of you may recall, when I originally began blogging as the Catholic Nomad, my intention was to keep everyone updated with a collection of posts from my travels across the USA to different Latin...
View ArticleThe Journey Is the Destination: The Way to Clear Creek Abbey
Before I show you Clear Creek Abbey, as I promised in my last post, I would like to first do something a little different. It is something that not all travel writers do, but I have always wished that...
View ArticleA Remnant of Medieval Europe in the Heartland of America: A Clear Creek Abbey...
Welcome to the official beginning of my independent, mini-documentary on Clear Creek Abbey, a remnant of medieval Europe in the heartland of America. If you like romantic settings, appreciate history,...
View ArticleA Clear Creek Abbey Documentary, Part II: The Call To Prayer
If you have not been keeping up with my mini-documentary on Clear Creek Abbey, a remnant of medieval Europe in the heartland of America, then you might not be aware that something historically and...
View ArticleAn Infinite Mystery of Balance & Harmony: Man & Woman
One day, some many years ago now, I began to question what it means to be a woman. I do not know exactly what spurred such a search. When I was younger, it was not really something that I thought about...
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